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    Desinfec莽茫o de 谩gua de chuva por radia莽茫o ultravioleta Disinfection of rainwater by ultraviolet radiation

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    O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o tratamento de 谩gua de chuva, de duas regi玫es industriais de Joinville (SC), por radia莽茫o ultravioleta. O reator operou em processo cont铆nuo, de modo que cada part铆cula permanecesse sob radia莽茫o por 60 segundos. As amostras de 谩gua foram analisadas em termos de coliformes totais, coliformes termotolerantes e bact茅rias heterotr贸ficas antes do tratamento por ultravioleta, ap贸s o tratamento e ap贸s tratadas e armazenadas por 24, 48 e 72 horas. Verificou-se a efici锚ncia da desinfec莽茫o de 谩gua de chuva direta e de telhado por radia莽茫o ultravioleta com a inativa莽茫o de 100% dos coliformes totais e dos coliformes termotolerantes e o n茫o recrescimento desses micro-organismos em amostras tratadas e estocados por at茅 72 horas, no entanto, bact茅rias heterotr贸ficas persistiram e foram identificadas ap贸s 24, 48 e 72 horas ao tratamento.<br>The objective of this study was to evaluate the treatment of rainwater in two industrial regions in Joinville (SC, Brazil) by ultraviolet radiation. The reactor was operating in continuous process with each particle remaining under radiation for 60 seconds. The samples were evaluated in terms of total coliforms, fecal coliform and heterotrophic bacteria prior to ultraviolet treatment, after treatment and further treated and stored for 24, 48 and 72 hours. The efficiency of disinfection of direct rainwater and that collected from roofing by ultraviolet radiation was verified with 100% inactivation of total coliforms and fecal coliform and these microorganisms did not reappear in samples treated and stored for up to 72 hours, however, heterotrophic bacteria persisted and were identified after 24, 48 and 72 hours of treatment

    Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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    Background: How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health, and how the population&apos;s state of health and leading causes of disability change over time all have implications for policy, planning, and provision of services. We comparatively assessed the patterns and trends of healthy life expectancy (HALE), which quantifies the number of years of life expected to be lived in good health, and the complementary measure of disability-adjusted lifeyears (DALYs), a composite measure of disease burden capturing both premature mortality and prevalence and severityof ill health, for 359 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories over the past 28 years. Methods We used data for age-speci?c mortality rates, years of life lost (YLLs) due to premature mortality, and years lived with disability (YLDs) from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 to calculate HALE and DALYs from 1990 to 2017. We calculated HALE using age-specific mortality rates and YLDs per capita for each location, age, sex, and year. We calculated DALYs for 359 causes as the sum of YLLs and YLDs. We assessed how observed HALE and DALYs differed by country and sex from expected trends based on Sociodemographic Index (SDI). We also analysed HALE by decomposing years of life gained into years spent in good health and in poor health, between 1990 and 2017, and extra years lived by females compared with males. Findings Globally, from 1990 to 2017, life expectancy at birth increased by 7路4 years (95% uncertainty interval 7路1-7路8), from 65路6 years (65路3-65路8) in 1990 to 73路0 years (72路7-73路3) in 2017. The increase in years of life varied from 5路1 years (5路0-5路3) in high SDI countries to 12路0 years (11路3-12路8) in low SDI countries. Of the additional years of life expected at birth, 26路3% (20路1-33路1) were expected to be spent in poor health in high SDI countries compared with 11路7% (8路8-15路1) in low-middle SDI countries. HALE at birth increased by 6路3 years (5路9-6路7), from 57路0 years (54路6-59路1) in 1990 to 63路3 years (60路5-65路7) in 2017. The increase varied from 3路8 years (3路4-4路1) in high SDI countries to 10路5 years (9路8-11路2) in low SDI countries. Even larger variations in HALE than these were observed between countries, ranging from 1路0 year (0路4-1路7) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (62路4 years [59路9-64路7] in 1990 to 63路5 years [60路9-65路8] in 2017) to 23路7 years (21路9-25路6) in Eritrea (30路7 years [28路9-32路2] in 1990 to 54路4 years [51路5-57路1] in 2017). In most countries, the increase in HALE was smaller than the increase in overall life expectancy, indicating more years lived in poor health. In 180 of 195 countries and territories, females were expected to live longer than males in 2017, with extra years lived varying from 1路4 years (0路6-2路3) in Algeria to 11路9 years (10路9-12路9) in Ukraine. Of the extra years gained, the proportion spent in poor health varied largely across countries, with less than 20% of additional years spent in poor health in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, and Slovakia, whereas in Bahrain all the extra years were spent in poor health. In 2017, the highest estimate of HALE at birth was in Singapore for both females (75路8 years [72路4-78路7]) and males (72路6 years [69路8-75路0]) and the lowest estimates were in Central African Republic (47路0 years [43路7-50路2] for females and 42路8 years [40路1-45路6] for males). Globally, in 2017, the ?ve leading causes of DALYs were neonatal disorders, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, lower respiratory infections, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Between 1990 and 2017, age-standardised DALY rates decreased by 41路3% (38路8-43路5) for communicable diseases and by 49路8% (47路9-51路6) for neonatal disorders. For non-communicable diseases, global DALYs increased by 40路1% (36路8-43路0), although age-standardised DALY rates decreased by 18路1% (16路0-20路2). Interpretation With increasing life expectancy in most countries, the question of whether the additional years of life gained are spent in good health or poor health has been increasingly relevant because of the potential policy implications, such as health-care provisions and extending retirement ages. In some locations, a large proportion of those additional years are spent in poor health. Large inequalities in HALE and disease burden exist across countries in different SDI quintiles and between sexes. The burden of disabling conditions has serious implications for health system planning and health-related expenditures. Despite the progress made in reducing the burden of communicable diseases and neonatal disorders in low SDI countries, the speed of this progress could be increased by scaling up proven interventions. The global trends among non-communicable diseases indicate that more effort is needed to maximise HALE, such as risk prevention and attention to upstream determinants of health. Copyright 漏 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license

    Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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    Background: How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health, and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time all have implications for policy, planning, and provision of services. We comparatively assessed the patterns and trends of healthy life expectancy (HALE), which quantifies the number of years of life expected to be lived in good health, and the complementary measure of disability-adjusted lifeyears (DALYs), a composite measure of disease burden capturing both premature mortality and prevalence and severityof ill health, for 359 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories over the past 28 years. Methods We used data for age-speci?c mortality rates, years of life lost (YLLs) due to premature mortality, and years lived with disability (YLDs) from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 to calculate HALE and DALYs from 1990 to 2017. We calculated HALE using age-specific mortality rates and YLDs per capita for each location, age, sex, and year. We calculated DALYs for 359 causes as the sum of YLLs and YLDs. We assessed how observed HALE and DALYs differed by country and sex from expected trends based on Sociodemographic Index (SDI). We also analysed HALE by decomposing years of life gained into years spent in good health and in poor health, between 1990 and 2017, and extra years lived by females compared with males. Findings Globally, from 1990 to 2017, life expectancy at birth increased by 7路4 years (95% uncertainty interval 7路1-7路8), from 65路6 years (65路3-65路8) in 1990 to 73路0 years (72路7-73路3) in 2017. The increase in years of life varied from 5路1 years (5路0-5路3) in high SDI countries to 12路0 years (11路3-12路8) in low SDI countries. Of the additional years of life expected at birth, 26路3% (20路1-33路1) were expected to be spent in poor health in high SDI countries compared with 11路7% (8路8-15路1) in low-middle SDI countries. HALE at birth increased by 6路3 years (5路9-6路7), from 57路0 years (54路6-59路1) in 1990 to 63路3 years (60路5-65路7) in 2017. The increase varied from 3路8 years (3路4-4路1) in high SDI countries to 10路5 years (9路8-11路2) in low SDI countries. Even larger variations in HALE than these were observed between countries, ranging from 1路0 year (0路4-1路7) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (62路4 years [59路9-64路7] in 1990 to 63路5 years [60路9-65路8] in 2017) to 23路7 years (21路9-25路6) in Eritrea (30路7 years [28路9-32路2] in 1990 to 54路4 years [51路5-57路1] in 2017). In most countries, the increase in HALE was smaller than the increase in overall life expectancy, indicating more years lived in poor health. In 180 of 195 countries and territories, females were expected to live longer than males in 2017, with extra years lived varying from 1路4 years (0路6-2路3) in Algeria to 11路9 years (10路9-12路9) in Ukraine. Of the extra years gained, the proportion spent in poor health varied largely across countries, with less than 20% of additional years spent in poor health in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, and Slovakia, whereas in Bahrain all the extra years were spent in poor health. In 2017, the highest estimate of HALE at birth was in Singapore for both females (75路8 years [72路4-78路7]) and males (72路6 years [69路8-75路0]) and the lowest estimates were in Central African Republic (47路0 years [43路7-50路2] for females and 42路8 years [40路1-45路6] for males). Globally, in 2017, the ?ve leading causes of DALYs were neonatal disorders, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, lower respiratory infections, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Between 1990 and 2017, age-standardised DALY rates decreased by 41路3% (38路8-43路5) for communicable diseases and by 49路8% (47路9-51路6) for neonatal disorders. For non-communicable diseases, global DALYs increased by 40路1% (36路8-43路0), although age-standardised DALY rates decreased by 18路1% (16路0-20路2). Interpretation With increasing life expectancy in most countries, the question of whether the additional years of life gained are spent in good health or poor health has been increasingly relevant because of the potential policy implications, such as health-care provisions and extending retirement ages. In some locations, a large proportion of those additional years are spent in poor health. Large inequalities in HALE and disease burden exist across countries in different SDI quintiles and between sexes. The burden of disabling conditions has serious implications for health system planning and health-related expenditures. Despite the progress made in reducing the burden of communicable diseases and neonatal disorders in low SDI countries, the speed of this progress could be increased by scaling up proven interventions. The global trends among non-communicable diseases indicate that more effort is needed to maximise HALE, such as risk prevention and attention to upstream determinants of health. Copyright 漏 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license
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